Oh man! Congratulations! Glad you told us! Awesome!
This is a good article. I suppose it comes down to how many large loss days you would experience when trading a stopless system. And even if you...
Are you related to harrytrader? Everytime I read a post by harrytrader or you (bubba7) I probably understand 10% of it. I'll strive to get better.
This is a little off topic, but it is also a reason I started this thread. I remember there was a time when Interactive Brokers refused to...
Yes, "sprstpd" = "super stupid" for various reasons. One is because I like thinking about "sprstpd" ideas. Also, I find it helpful to be humble...
Do you always let the trailing stop take you out? Or are you looking for exits on your own terms? If your stops are trully wide, and if you exit...
This is interesting, but an always-in-system is not actually what I was talking about. In an always-in-system, if you are long and then you get...
Here is a hybrid method: Suppose you look for setups on ES where you are targetting 4 points and you would be risking 2 points. However, you...
I trade with stops and I am not a new trader. My question has nothing to do with my own trading - but thanks for the lesson and attitude....
In my response to harrytrader, it is a given that the investor never has a stop. The daytrader has a natural stop by being flat at the end of the...
Doesn't it come down to the skill of the trader/investor? Certainly an investor who doesn't use stops can get burned just as badly as a trader...
Ok, it is apparent that no one thinks that the two example methods I presented have any merit. However, I didn't mean for this thread to be...
High percentage of winners? What if I changed the system to 1 point instead of 4 and only traded it during lunch hours when there are lots of...
I don't trade without stops. How many times does ES go 20 points down without a 4 point retracement somewhere along the way to shake people...
Does anyone (successfully) daytrade without stops? For example, suppose I trade ES and I get long at X. Say I have a profit target of X + 4....
If you didn't generate $30 in commissions in any of your accounts in a month, then a $10 fee would be taken from one of your accounts. There are...
From the IB site: So if you don't generate $30 in commissions in a month, you have to pay a $10.00 fee for the market data. I believe IB...
Especially when a 10,000 size order comes in
If you route orders through SMART via the API, there are no cancellation fees. If you route orders directly to an ECN via the API, there are...
It has been my experience that it can take IB a few weeks to respond to e-mails depending on the content of them. If it is an urgent matter, you...
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